Birth Name: Natalie Anne Merchant
Place of Birth: Jamestown, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: October 26, 1963
Ethnicity:
*Italian/Sicilian (father)
*German, Irish, French-Canadian (mother)
Natalie Merchant is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. She is the daughter of Anne (Meyer) and Anthony Merchant. She has a daughter with her former husband, Daniel de la Calle.
Natalie’s paternal grandparents were Anthony “Tony” Merchant/Mercante (the son of Joseph L. Mercante and Rose) and Ida/Ada R. Benenati. Anthony and Ida were Italian immigrants.
Natalie’s maternal grandfather was Jerome Joseph Meyer (the son of Joseph A. Meyer and Elizabeth C.). Elizabeth’s mother was Irish.
Natalie’s maternal grandmother was Elizabeth Charlotte Boesch (the daughter of Oliver Wendell Boesch and Marion Couvrette). Oliver was the son of John Boesch, who was German, and of Stella Ralph. Marion was the daughter of Syripine/Cyprian Couvrette, who was French-Canadian, and of Anna J. Byron, who was Irish.
Sources: Genealogy of Natalie Merchant (focusing on her father’s side) –
Obituary of Natalie’s father –
Genealogy of Natalie’s mother –
Obituary of Natalie’s mother –
Natalie’s maternal grandfather, Jerome Joseph Meyer, on the 1930 U.S. Census –
Marriage records of Natalie’s maternal great-grandparents, Oliver Wendell Boesch and Marion Couvrette –
Natalie’s maternal great-grandfather, Oliver Wendell Boesch, on the 1900 U.S. Census –
Natalie’s maternal great-grandmother, Marion Couvrette, on the 1900 U.S. Census –
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